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She told the West Seattle blog: 'I explained that he should not have been in my garage. He told me his friend was now busy emptying out my house. I
explained his friend had great company to welcome him: the SPD.

'He was
welcome to run as long and far as he wanted. I had planned on six miles
today but could probably do 12 if need be.'

Tatterson told the burglar she only planned for a six mile run that day but was happy to do 12 if she needed to

The psychotherapist told a blog that she hoped restorative justice would be used for the thieving intruder

Police caught up with the chase ten
blocks from Tatterson's house in the Admiral neighborhood and the man
was taken into custody.

Tatterson said she was lucky the burglar did not have a weapon.

'It was on instinct, a primal instinct of justice really,' she told King 5 News.

'It's about safety. I want this neighborhood to be safe.'

The man ditched her husband's bike at the trash cans in this alley but Tatterson carried on the chase

Tatterson said her children would be amused that she left the garage door open

Tatterson joked that her children would love that it was her fault the garage door was open.

She told the West Seattle blog: 'Bike is safe, I am safe, the laundry is done.

'I can’t say, though, what this will mean for the man who felt theft was
his best option today. I do hope justice is restorative.'